Kaadu Onnu
From Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vithakar
- Singer
- Aravind Srinivas
- Music director
- Renjith Unni
- Details
- Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaadu onnu | One forest |
| Mirugam rendu | Two beasts |
| Vanjam kondu iraiyai | Bearing vengeance, for prey |
| Thedi oduthaeyada… | Running in search, oh man... |
| Male | |
| Haahaa | Ha ha |
| Kaadu onnu | One forest |
| Mirugam rendu | Two beasts |
| Vanjam kondu iraiyai | Bearing vengeance, for prey |
| Thedi oduthaeyada… | Running in search, oh man... |
| Male | |
| Ratha ottam | Blood flow |
| Nirkum varaiyil | Until it stops |
| Motha kaadum yuddha kaada | The entire forest into a battlefield |
| Marudhaeyada… | Is turning, oh man... |
| Male | |
| Yen indha paadu | Why this plight? |
| Odu endru | Run away |
| Manamae kooralam… | The mind may say... |
| Aanalum ullae | Even so, inside |
| Aara kobham Serudhae | Unquenchable anger accumulates |
| Male | |
| Thoppul Kodiya | The umbilical cord |
| Vetti vandha pirapu dhan idhu | Was cut to give birth to this life |
| Idhilae vettu kuthu pavam endral | If hacking and slashing in this life is called a sin |
| Sirika thonudhu | It makes me laugh |
| Male | |
| Tholgal mattum tholanaga | Only shoulders stand as a friend |
| Thunai irukkudhu | As support |
| Ondi veeranaga pagayai thedi | As a lone warrior searching for enmity |
| Kalai edukudhu | Weeding them out |
| Hahahahaha | Hahahahaha |
| Male | |
| Ottam ottam velaiyaachu | Running around became a game |
| Ottai pana thanniyachu | Like water in a leaking pot |
| Olugi olugi kalam vilagi pogum | Leaking away, time slips away |
| Peya pola thookam illa | Like a ghost, there is no sleep |
| Kaatha pola ooivum illa | Like the wind, there is no rest |
| Kaalgalum puyalgalai marum… | Even the feet turn into storms... |
| Male | |
| Raja padhai edhum illayae | There is no set royal path |
| Rajanukku padhai yavum | For a king, whatever path he takes |
| Raja padhaiyae | Is a royal path |
| Kalam vandhu kanivadhillayae | Time does not ripen on its own |
| Kuriya vachu yeri yeri adida | Take aim, charge forward and strike |
| Male | |
| Kaadu onnu | One forest |
| Mirugam rendu | Two beasts |
| Vanjam kondu iraiyai | Bearing vengeance, for prey |
| Thedi oduthaeyada… | Running in search, oh man... |
| Male | |
| Yen indha paadu | Why this plight? |
| Odu endru | Run away |
| Manamae kooralam… | The mind may say... |
| Aanalum ullae | Even so, inside |
| Aara kobham serudhae | Unquenchable anger accumulates |
காடு ஒண்ணு மிருகம் ரெண்டு
வஞ்சம் கொண்டு இரையை
தேடி ஓடுதேயடா…
One forest
Two beasts
Bearing vengeance, for prey
Running in search, oh man...
ஹாஹாஹா
காடு ஒண்ணு மிருகம் ரெண்டு
வஞ்சம் கொண்டு இரையை
தேடி ஓடுதேயடா…
Ha ha
One forest
Two beasts
Bearing vengeance, for prey
Running in search, oh man...
ரத்த ஓட்டம் நிற்கும் வரையில்
மொத்த காடும் யுத்த காடா
மாறுதேயடா…
Blood flow
Until it stops
The entire forest into a battlefield
Is turning, oh man...
ஏன் இந்த பாடு ஓடு என்று
மனமே கூறலாம்…
ஆனாலும் உள்ளே
ஆறா கோபம் சீறுதே…
Why this plight?
Run away
The mind may say...
Even so, inside
Unquenchable anger accumulates
தொப்புள் கொடிய வெட்டி வந்த
பிறப்பு தான் இது
இதிலே வெட்டு குத்து பாவமென்றால்
சிரிக்க தோணுது
The umbilical cord
Was cut to give birth to this life
If hacking and slashing in this life is called a sin
It makes me laugh
தோள்கள் மட்டும் தோழனாக
துணை இருக்குது
ஒண்டி வீரனாக பகையைத் தேடி
களையெடுக்குது
ஹாஹாஹா
Only shoulders stand as a friend
As support
As a lone warrior searching for enmity
Weeding them out
Hahahahaha
ஓட்டம் ஓட்டம் வேலயாச்சு
ஓட்டை பான தண்ணியாச்சு
ஒழுகி ஒழுகி காலம் விலகி போகும்…
பேயப் போல தூக்கம் இல்ல
காத்த போல ஓய்வும் இல்லை
கால்களும் புயல்களை மாறும்…
Running around became a game
Like water in a leaking pot
Leaking away, time slips away
Like a ghost, there is no sleep
Like the wind, there is no rest
Even the feet turn into storms...
ராஜபாத எதும் இல்லையே
ராஜனுக்கு பாதை
யாவும் ராஜபாதையே…
காலம் வந்து கனிவதில்லையே
குறிய வச்சு ஏறி ஏறி அடிடா
There is no set royal path
For a king, whatever path he takes
Is a royal path
Time does not ripen on its own
Take aim, charge forward and strike
காடு ஒண்ணு மிருகம் ரெண்டு
வஞ்சம் கொண்டு இரையை தேடி
ஓடுதேயடா…
One forest
Two beasts
Bearing vengeance, for prey
Running in search, oh man...
ஏன் இந்த பாடு ஓடு என்று
மனமே கூறலாம்…
ஆனாலும் உள்ளே
ஆறா கோபம் சீறுதே…
Why this plight?
Run away
The mind may say...
Even so, inside
Unquenchable anger accumulates
Kaadu onnu
One forest
Mirugam rendu
Two beasts
Vanjam kondu iraiyai
Bearing vengeance, for prey
Thedi oduthaeyada…
Running in search, oh man...
Haahaa
Ha ha
Kaadu onnu
One forest
Mirugam rendu
Two beasts
Vanjam kondu iraiyai
Bearing vengeance, for prey
Thedi oduthaeyada…
Running in search, oh man...
Ratha ottam
Blood flow
Nirkum varaiyil
Until it stops
Motha kaadum yuddha kaada
The entire forest into a battlefield
Marudhaeyada…
Is turning, oh man...
Yen indha paadu
Why this plight?
Odu endru
Run away
Manamae kooralam…
The mind may say...
Aanalum ullae
Even so, inside
Aara kobham Serudhae
Unquenchable anger accumulates
Thoppul Kodiya
The umbilical cord
Vetti vandha pirapu dhan idhu
Was cut to give birth to this life
Idhilae vettu kuthu pavam endral
If hacking and slashing in this life is called a sin
Sirika thonudhu
It makes me laugh
Tholgal mattum tholanaga
Only shoulders stand as a friend
Thunai irukkudhu
As support
Ondi veeranaga pagayai thedi
As a lone warrior searching for enmity
Kalai edukudhu
Weeding them out
Hahahahaha
Hahahahaha
Ottam ottam velaiyaachu
Running around became a game
Ottai pana thanniyachu
Like water in a leaking pot
Olugi olugi kalam vilagi pogum
Leaking away, time slips away
Peya pola thookam illa
Like a ghost, there is no sleep
Kaatha pola ooivum illa
Like the wind, there is no rest
Kaalgalum puyalgalai marum…
Even the feet turn into storms...
Raja padhai edhum illayae
There is no set royal path
Rajanukku padhai yavum
For a king, whatever path he takes
Raja padhaiyae
Is a royal path
Kalam vandhu kanivadhillayae
Time does not ripen on its own
Kuriya vachu yeri yeri adida
Take aim, charge forward and strike
Kaadu onnu
One forest
Mirugam rendu
Two beasts
Vanjam kondu iraiyai
Bearing vengeance, for prey
Thedi oduthaeyada…
Running in search, oh man...
Yen indha paadu
Why this plight?
Odu endru
Run away
Manamae kooralam…
The mind may say...
Aanalum ullae
Even so, inside
Aara kobham serudhae
Unquenchable anger accumulates
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song portrays a tense, high-stakes battle for survival set in a metaphorical and literal wilderness. It highlights the primal instinct of two opposing forces clashing like beasts in a forest driven by vengeance and anger. Despite the inner urge to flee, the protagonist resolves to stand ground, viewing conflict as an inevitable part of existence since birth. The lyrics express resilience, urging one to forge their own path to victory rather than waiting for circumstances to align.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvagam)
“Kaadu onnu Mirugam rendu”
Compares the wild setting and human conflict directly to a forest of wild beasts competing for prey.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Peya pola thookam illa / Kaatha pola ooivum illa”
Uses 'pola' (like) to compare sleeplessness to a roaming ghost and ceaseless effort to the wind.
Anaphora / Repetition (Sol Pinvaru Nilaiyani)
“Ottam ottam velaiyaachu”
Repetition of words like 'Ottam' and 'Olugi' to emphasize continuous action and time slipping away.
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Trivia
The film's title 'Parundhagadhu Oor Kuruvi' stems from a famous old Tamil adage implying 'a local sparrow cannot turn into a hawk'. The song reflects the film's gritty survival-thriller theme, composed by Renjith Unni with intense vocals by Aravind Srinivas.
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